Граф Калиостро

Povesti i rasskazy Aleksei͡a Tolstogo - nestarei͡ushchai͡a klassika i primer masterskogo vladenii͡a slovom. V sbornik voshli odni iz samykh izvestnykh istoriĭ, v tom chisle ėkranizirovannye "Graf Kaliostro" - istorii͡a ob izvestnom avanti͡uriste, alkhimike i zaklinatele, lichnostʹ kotorogo porodila mnozhestvo legend, - i "Gadi͡uka". V istoricheskikh povesti͡akh i rasskazakh "Denʹ Petra", "Povestʹ smutnogo vremeni" (o vremenakh Velikoĭ Smuty, kont͡se dinastii Ri͡urikovicheĭ i borʹbe za vlastʹ) i "Moroznai͡a nochʹ", blagodari͡a i͡arkomu obraznomu i͡azyku A. Tolstogo chitatelʹ pogruzhaetsi͡a v atmosferu davno minuvshikh dneĭ, ostro chuvstvui͡a perezhivanii͡a geroev. "Mishuka Nalymov", "Petushok", "Nevernyĭ shag" - proizvedenii͡a o pomeshchichʹem i krestʹi͡anskom byte, strasti͡akh i nravakh, sostavli͡ai͡ushchikh osnovu rossiĭskogo obshchestva svoego vremeni.

The novels and short stories of Alexei Tolstoy are timeless classics and an example of mastery of the word. The collection includes some of the most famous stories, including the filmed "Count Cagliostro", a story about a famous adventurer, alchemist and conjurer, whose personality gave rise to many legends, and "The Viper". In the historical novels and short stories "Peter's Day", "The Tale of the Time of Troubles" (about the times of the Great Troubles, the end of the Rurik dynasty and the struggle for power) and "Frosty Night", thanks to the vivid figurative language of A. Tolstoy, the reader is immersed in the atmosphere of bygone days, acutely feeling the emotions of the characters. "Mishuka Nalimov", "The Cockerel", "The Wrong Step" are works about landowner and peasant life, passions and mores that form the basis of Russian society of their time.